Displaying replication system thread status

You can monitor general information on current Replication Server threads. Table 1-1 describes threads that apply to database connections and routes and the admin who command you use to monitor them.

Table 1-1: Monitoring Replication Server threads

Replication Server thread

Command

Distributor (DIST) – uses SQT and SQM to read transactions from the inbound queue.

admin who, dist

Data Server Interface (DSI) – submits transactions to data server.

admin who, dsi

REP AGENT USER – verifies that transactions from the data server are valid and writes them to the inbound queue.

admin who

NoteUse sp_who or sp_help_rep_agent to display status of RepAgent thread at Adaptive Server.

Replication Server Interface (RSI) – logs in to each destination Replication Server and transfers commands from the stable queue to the destination server.

admin who, rsi

Stable Queue Manager (SQM) – manages Replication Server stable queues.

admin who, sqm

Stable Queue Transaction interface (SQT) – reads transactions in a queue and passes them to the SQT reader.

admin who, sqt

Refer to Chapter 3, “Replication Server Commands,” in the Replication Server Reference Manual for details on the admin who command. Refer to the Replication Server Troubleshooting Guide to interpret the command output for troubleshooting purposes.